National Geographic TOPO! National Parks Explorer 3D | 
enlarge | Brand: National Geographic Category: CE
List Price: $49.99 Buy New: $39.95 You Save: $10.04 (20%)
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Rating: 2 reviews
Color: N Media: Electronics Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8 Dimensions (in): 10 x 8 x 2
MPN: TOW1023000 Model: TOW1023000 UPC: 749717230002 EAN: 0749717230002 ASIN: B000JUZOC0
Release Date: October 23, 2006 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Interactive software lets you plan the ultimate trip to U.S. National Parks | | • | Puts up-to-date, illustrated, digital maps at your fingertips; transfer waypoints and routes between the software and your handheld GPS unit | | • | Each map features four zoom levels, including a National Geographic Atlas level, so you can plan your exact route | | • | Automatically highlight a selected trail on the map to see the elevation profile, get GPS waypoints, view the trail in 3D, or draw your own route off the beaten path | | • | Resizable split screen enables you to view the maps in 3D and 2D mode simultaneously; print customized maps on your home printer |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Product Description Designed to take you into the wilderness and back, The National Geographic TOPO! National Parks Explorer 3D puts up-to-date, illustrated, digital maps at your fingertips. Each map features four zoom levels, including a National Geographic Atlas level, so you can plan your exact route. This interactive software lets you automatically highlight a selected trail on the map to see the elevation profile, get GPS waypoints, view the trail in 3D, or draw your own route off the beaten path. This software covers the following parks: Acadia, ME; Arches, UT; Big Bend, TX; Bryce Canyon, UT; Canyonlands, UT - Needles and Island in the Sky; Channel Islands, CA; Death Valley, CA; Glacier / Waterton, MT / Alberta; Grand Canyon, AZ; Grand Teton, WY; Great Smokey Mountains, TN / NC; Isle Royale, MI; Joshua Tree, CA; Kings Canyon, CA; Mt. Rainier, WA; North Cascades, WA; Olympic, WA; Redwood, CA; Rocky Mountain, CO; Sequoia, CA; Shenandoah, VA; Theodore Roosevelt, ND; Yellowstone, WY / MT; Yosemite, CA; Zion, UT. When it comes to viewing your maps, the 3D option lets you either fly along a trail or get a 360 degree view of any point you've mapped. Not sure if you've got the best view? No problem! The resizable split screen enables you to view the maps in 3D and 2D mode simultaneously. You can even customize the maps with digital photos, notes, and symbols. After you've created the ideal map for your trip, print in color or grayscale on your home printer, add latitude/longitude or UTM grids, or center on the area you want-- it's all up to you. For added convenience, the National Parks Explorer 3D is designed to be used with your GPS device. You can transfer waypoints and routes between the software and your handheld GPS unit or simply store, organize, and manage an unlimited number of waypoints in the software. And to make sure your trip is as fun as possible, each map features a PDF with additional travel and recreation information for that area.
Product Description Trails Illustrated maps are designed to take you into the wilderness and back, and now the latest maps are available digitally with added features to help you create the exact map you need. Four zoom levels for each map, including a National Geographic Atlas level. Automatically highlight a selected trail on the map to see the elevation profile, get GPS waypoints, view the trail in 3D, or draw your own route off the beaten path. View the maps in 3D - either fly along a trail or get a 360 degree view of any point on the map. A resizable split screen enables you to view the maps in 3D and 2D mode simultaneously. Use with your GPS device by transferring waypoints and routes between the software and your handheld GPS unit. Store, organize, and manage an unlimited number of waypoints in the software. Customize the maps with digital photos, notes, and symbols. Print your own maps with National Parks Explorer 3D. Print in color or grayscale, add lat/long or UTM grids, center on the area you want, and print on your home printer. Each map features a PDF with additional travel and recreation information for that area.Included ParksAcadia, ME Arches, UT Big Bend, TX Bryce Canyon, UT Canyonlands, UT Death Valley, CA Glacier/Waterton, MT/Aberta Grand Canyon, AZ Grand Teton, WY Great Smoky Mountains, TN/TC Isle Royale, MI Joshua Tree, CA Kings Canyon, CA Mt. Rainier, WA North Cascades, WA Olympic, WA Redwood, WA Rocky Mountain, CO Sequoia, CA Shenandoah, VA Theodore Roosevelt, ND Yellowstone, WY/MT Yosemite, CA Zion, UT PC and MAC Compatible
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| Customer Reviews:
They still can't write good software. May 16, 2008 I purchased a previous generation of this product many years ago and it was very frustrating to use. When this version came out (for Mac OSX) I decided to give NG another shot. It is probably MORE frustrating than previous attempts. I had maps disappearing and files not being recognized... and the user interface feels like no thought was put into it's design. Tech support would never answer any questions and never admit that there were any problems with the software.
If you absolutely NEED a digital map of a hike you'd like to take, this software will give you that, eventually... but you will have since pulled out much of your hair.
Next time, however, I'll save the 50 bucks and buy a paper map and a highlighter pen.
Gets the job done July 10, 2007 7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought this product to make a few maps in preparation for a backpacking trip (I wanted maps that showed a day of hiking and the elevation profile to go with it). It took some coaxing and a whole lot of trial-and-error printing to get maps very close to what I wanted.
I found the printing feature to be difficult to use and poorly documented. I also came away with the impression that though I'd learned how to use the program while working with it to print these maps, the printing is unpredictable so I expect that the next time I use it will involve much of the same trial-and-error guess work
I would recommend this product to anyone who is planning on going to a number of these parks (it's cheaper than buying separate maps for each park) and anyone who wants very specific hiking maps because it is possible to make such maps using this program. If you want to use the fancy map paper, it's probably a good idea to print drafts on regular paper to get the map you want.
Also, before you use the program download the update from the software website. The program doesn't work well without the update.
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